Scheduled MonumentsScotlandPhoineas Hill,enclosure 900m ESE of Phoineas House
Post-Medieval · Enclosure 900m ese of phoineas house

Phoineas Hill,enclosure 900m ESE of Phoineas House

Scotland
HES SM4729
Period
Post-Medieval
Site type
Enclosure 900m ese of phoineas house
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Phoineas Hill Enclosure is a post-medieval field monument located approximately 900 metres east-south-east of Phoineas House in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site comprises an enclosed area typical of post-medieval agricultural land management in the Scottish Highlands, reflecting the farming practices and land organisation of the period following the sixteenth century. Such enclosures represent the transition from earlier open systems of land use to more formally bounded agricultural divisions, serving both practical and property demarcation functions. The monument is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the INSPIRE reference SM4729.

Phoineas Hill,enclosure 900m ESE of Phoineas House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4729. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Phoineas Hill,enclosure 900m ESE of Phoineas House?

Phoineas Hill Enclosure is a post-medieval field monument located approximately 900 metres east-south-east of Phoineas House in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4729.

What period does Phoineas Hill,enclosure 900m ESE of Phoineas House date from?

Phoineas Hill,enclosure 900m ESE of Phoineas House dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosure 900m ese of phoineas house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Phoineas Hill,enclosure 900m ESE of Phoineas House?

Phoineas Hill,enclosure 900m ESE of Phoineas House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM4729.

What other scheduled monuments are near Phoineas Hill,enclosure 900m ESE of Phoineas House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Spynie,broch (1 km), Belladrum, chambered cairns 250m NNE of Brockie's Lodge (2 km), Belladrum Home Farm,chambered cairn WNW of (2 km).

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